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R, QGIS & ArcGIS
INLA & Stan
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Benjamin Cretois

I am a PhD Student at the Department of Geography at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. My research focus primarily on finding ways to better use Citizen Science observations to produce better species distribution maps. I also have a keen interest in topics related to Human-Wildlife coexistence and bayesian methods.

Education

PhD. Candidate, Geography

Norwegian University of Science & Technology

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

  • Working on improving the use of Citizen Science data. Involved extensive use of bayesian methods and spatial data analysis
  • University Graduate Fellow

M.Sc., Environment and Law

Université de Rennes I

Rennes, France

2018 - 2016

  • Thesis: “The revival of wolves and other large carnivores and their impact on the livelihood of rural communities”

B.S., Ecology and Evolution

Université de Rennes I

Rennes, France

2016 - 2013

Infantry School of Lorient

French Navy

Lorient, France

2011 - 2011

  • Learning how to lead a team of soldiers
  • First aid, thinking in harsh conditions

Research Experience

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2018

  • Helping in the writing of a report for the EU Parliament
  • Analyzing depredation data from European country

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2017

  • Analyzing “conservation values” in national and international legal instruments

Professional Experience

Sergeant in the French Navy (Marine infantry)

Marine Francaise

Brest, France

2013 - 2011

  • Leading a team of 6 soldiers to secure military bases
  • Training for special forces (Commandos Marine)




Teaching Experience

I am passionate about education. I believe that teaching is a way to better understand the concepts that we use ourselves

Quantitative methods.

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

  • TA and lectured
  • Teaching the use of R programming, regression techniques & data visualization
  • Master level class

GIS Tools for climate change studies

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

  • TA and lectured
  • Advanced GIS analysis to study climate related problems
  • Master level class

Introduction to GIS & Quantitative methods

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

  • TA and lectured
  • Introduction to programming in R and basic statistical techniques
  • Bachelor level class

Selected Scientific Communication Writing

I regularly post tutorial about data analysis and summarize my recent papers on my website

Point pattern analysis in Stan - Part 1

benjamincretois.netlify.app

N/A

2020

  • Tutorial on fitting point process model with different softwares - primarily for Stan users.

The contribution of hunters to monitoring biodiversity in Europe

European Federation for Hunting and Conservation

N/A

2020

Selected Publications

Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe.

Global Ecology and Conservation

N/A

2020

  • Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Grainger, M., Nilsen, E. B., & Rød, J. K.

The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe’s Anthropocene.

Biological Conservation

N/A

2020

  • Linnell, J. D., Cretois, B. (co-first authorship), Nilsen, E. B., Rolandsen, C. M., Solberg, E. J., Veiberg, V., … & Kaltenborn, B.

Accounting for spatial varying sampling effort due to accessibility in Citizen Science data: A case study of moose in Norway.

Spatial Statistics

N/A

2020

  • Sicacha-Parada, J., Steinsland, I., Cretois, B., & Borgelt, J.

What form of human-wildlife coexistence is mandated by legislation? A comparative analysis of international and national instruments

Biodiversity and Conservation

N/A

2019

  • Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Kaltenborn, B. P., & Trouwborst, A.

Selected Talks

Conceptual insights on what presence means

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

2020

  • Cretois, B.

Coexisting with large mammals in the human-dominated landscape of Europe’s Anthropocene.

4th Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos

Reykjavik, Iceland

2020

  • Cretois, B.

Living with success with wild large mammals in Europe’s anthropogenic landscape

Conservation Optimism Summit

Oxford, UK

2019

  • Cretois, B.